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Pamplona's running of the bulls

A runner awaits his fate on the ground in front of a Torrestrella fighting bull at the Estafeta corner during the first running of the bulls at the San Fermin festival in Pamplona, Spain, on July 7th, 2014. Photograph: Vincent West/Reuters

Runners dodge a fighting calf inside Pamplona Bullring during the second day of the San Fermin Running Of The Bulls festival on July 7th, 2014 in Pamplona, Spain. Photograph: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images

Crazy spectacle: People watch from balconies in Pamplona as bulls charge down the street below, slipping at times on the wet paving stones at people dive to get away. Photograph: Pablo Blazquez Dominguez/Getty Images

Touching the flying horns is possibly just a little too close for comfort. Photograph: Daniel Fernandez/EPA

The fellow with the headband is in quite an invidious position. Photograph: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images

Runners sprint alongside Torrestrella fighting bulls at the Estafeta corner during the first running of the bulls of the San Fermin festival 2014 in Pamplona. Photograph: Vincent West/Reuters

The man in blue jeans looks as if he's on the dancefloor. Maybe in a way he is. It's all about impressing your peers, isn't it. Photograph: Jesus Diges/EPA

It must be an interesting experience to see this happening live, directly from above, like in this photo. It seems a voyeuristic viewpoint with no chance of getting caught up in the at-times gory proceedings. Photograph: Joseba Etxaburu/Reuters

It's really time to get moving. The "mozo" or runner in the blue top at front right appears to be female, which is interesting, as hardly any of the many shots available from the festival show women mozos. Something to do with male machismo? Photograph: Josu Santeseban/EPA